Fastest Bowling deliveries in Cricket World Cup History

The fastest bowling deliveries record in ICC ODI Cricket World Cup belongs to Shoaib Akhtar. Akhtar clocked 161.3 kmph (100.2 mph) during a group stage match between Pakistan and England in the 2003 World Cup.

On the last ball of the third over of England’s innings, Shoaib Akhtar fired a delivery at 161.3 kmph to Nick Knight. It was a dot ball as the batter defended the ball.

What is the fastest speed of a ball bowled in ODI World Cup history?

The fastest speed for a delivery in ODI World Cup is 161.3 kmph, clocked by Shoaib Akhtar of Pakistan against England in the 2003 World Cup. Along with Shoaib Akhtar, here are some of the fastest bowling deliveries recorded in ODI World Cup history.

Which bowlers have bowled the fastest bowling deliveries in World Cup?

The official data for speeds of many matches is unavailable because of lack of technology in the earlier times. Also, there have been incidents of inaccurate speed being reported due to technical problems.

Shoaib Akhtar’s 161.3 kmph speed on 3.6 overs of the England’s innings against Pakistan in 2003 World Cup is the accurate speed for the fastest bowling delivery in the World Cup history. Here is the speed of each ball bowled by Shoaib Akhtar in that over.

The aforementioned over is the fastest over bowled by a bowler in terms of bowling speed in World Cup history. Shoaib Akhtar earned the tag of ‘Rawalpindi Express’ for his fastest bowling deliveries in ODI World Cup cricket.

Only eight bowlers have accurately crossed the 156.3 kmph mark in ODI World Cup history. All of them came in the 2003 World Cup. Shoaib Akhtar from Pakistan crossed the mark multiple times. His compatriot Mohammad Sami bowled some of the fastest bowling deliveries against Zimbabwe, with one of them clocking 156.4 kmph.

Brett Lee from Australia has clocked the 160 kmph milestone two times. He clocked 160.7 kmph in a group stage match against England and later 160.1 kmph against Sri Lanka in the semifinals match.

Who bowled the fastest ball in 2019 World Cup?

Mark Wood bowled the fastest ball in 2019 World Cup at 154 kmph. The England fast bowler bowled it during the final match of the tournament against New Zealand.

Mitchell Starc from Australia and Jofra Archer from England also clocked 154 kmph during the tournament. Lockie Ferguson from New Zealand clocked 152 kmph. West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel bowled some fastest bowling deliveries as well and touched 150 kmph. Here’s a look at the top 5 fastest bowling deliveries in 2019 World Cup:

Which Indian bowler has bowled the fastest ball in ODI World Cup?

Javagal Srinath has bowled the fastest delivery by an Indian in ODI Cricket World Cup history. He clocked 154.5 kmph (96 mph) during a match against Pakistan in the 1999 World Cup.

Which bowlers can bowl the fastest bowling deliveries in 2023 World Cup?

A lot of express fast bowlers will play in the 2023 World Cup. Some of the top names include Mitchell Starc, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kagiso Rabada, Mark Wood, Haris Rauf and Lockie Ferguson will be playing in the 2023 World Cup. They all can clock 150 kmph.